In a world where every truth is to be accepted as valid, it might seem strange to celebrate the Reformation. The Reformation was fundamentally about teaching the right and true things against things that were wrong and false. And to … Continued
It is profound that God has already prepared the answers to our prayers before we ever even think to pray them. He sends 72 laborers out to proclaim the good news of the kingdom and then tells them to “pray … Continued
The Nineteenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Matthew 9:1-811 October, Anno Domini 2026 Beloved in the Lord, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” These … Continued
There is one thing that stands between a person and eternal life – sin. And no matter how hard any of us try, we cannot do anything about it. It takes a humble and honest heart to admit that the … Continued
The Eighteenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Matthew 22:34-464 October, Anno Domini 2026 Beloved in Christ, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am becoming more and more convinced that so … Continued
So soon after the Israelite slaves walked free from Egypt, laden down with the treasures of their slave masters, they turned against the God who had so graciously and with mighty works made their freedom possible. They bowed themselves before … Continued
The Seventeenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Luke 14:1-1127 September, Anno Domini 2026 Beloved exalted of God, The most grotesque and disturbing thing about the account of Christ’s healing of the man with dropsy wasn’t the man before Jesus whose body was … Continued
The Sixteenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Luke 7:11-1720 September, Anno Domini 2026 Beloved of God, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Even in our sanitized, modern society which tries desperately … Continued
Our Lord Jesus Christ says clearly to us that not only can we not serve God and mammon, but that we must hate our life in this world so that we may keep it for eternal life. Last week, the … Continued
The Fifteenth Sunday after TrinitySt. Matthew 6:24-3413 September, Anno Domini 2026 Children of the Heavenly Father, Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our Lord asks you this morning … Continued